Residents and residence: Factors predicting the health disadvantage of social renters compared to owner-occupiers

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 527-546

  Hiscock, Rosemary ^a   Macintyre, Sally ^b   Kearns, Ade ^b   Ellaway, Anne ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING CONDITIONS; LAND TENURE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RENTAL SECTOR;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141568902     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-4560.00076     Document Type: Article

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